Our mission is to strengthen the skills, resources and vision of primary leadership in local autonomous human dignity groups with a goal of keeping such groups a vibrant source for a just democracy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4,000 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $242K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$337K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $779K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $565K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$892K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$956K
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +86%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$993K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$694K
FY2024$826K
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1995.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.0M Management & general 22% · $338K Fundraising 12% · $181K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $337K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Exec. Dir. (through 10/2024)
$137,734Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$117,825Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$81,236Pt VII · Sec A
Former Treasurer (through 02/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Secretary (through 02/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Campbell’s $138K as Former Exec. Dir. (through 10/2024) is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Campbell$137,734$78,750$80,000$75,591$52,000$50,000
Hannah Harrod$117,825—————
Emma Ronai-Durning$81,236—————
Cara Shufelt—————$50,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Empowers local leaders to strengthen their groups for a just democracy.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community resource centers as a hub for advancing democracy: rop, in partnership with the hood river latino network, opened its newest field office in the columbia river gorge in 2024 and in the 24-25 fiscal year, rop increased the capacity of our two community centers, the immigrant help center in the columbia river gorge region, and…

$471Kprogram expense
02

Capacity Building Support for Human Dignity Groups

Rop supported more than 95 autonomous, volunteer-led human dignity groups representing every county in oregon to increase their impact and ability to organize for the long-haul. We focused on making sure each group has a leadership team, systems for communicating with a growing base, and campaigns that build the group's local power in…

$294Kprogram expense
03

Civic Engagement

Across the state, groups talked to their neighbors about threats to our democratic process, opposed threats (such as voter intimidation, ballot box tampering), and spread information about the 866-OUR-VOTE election protection hotline to maintain a free and fair election for all oregonians.

$248Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Windward FundFY2024$56K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$565K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $64K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,037
Broadcast BakerOR · FY2022$30,000
RaicesFY2019$8,550

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$338K
Fundraisingcol D$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$597K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$330K
SavingsLn 2$267K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$597K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$779K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 64,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$453K$597K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$830K$779K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$290K$145K$87K$58K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$515K$397K$71K$47K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$25K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$104K$91K$8K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$44K$10K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$162K$74K$44K$44K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$28K$14K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$8K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$32K$19K$6K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$113K$113K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$43K$43K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$11K$9K$199
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$13K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.0M$338K$181K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.5M$15K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $956K$826K$130K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$694K$355K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.1M$270K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$993K$440K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $892K$650K$242K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,547,825 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $875,332$1,450,345
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,299$40,076
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,220$57,404
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,081$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $955,932$1,547,825
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$16,037
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $521,682$998,028
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $304,332$518,481
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $826,014$1,532,546
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $129,918$15,279
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,547,825 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,584
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,447,761
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$201,383
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,450,345
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,076$40,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62,036$62,036
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$4,632−$4,632
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,076 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $57,404$1,547,825
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,532,546 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,037$16,037
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $145,204 · Management $87,119 · Fundraising $58,080$290,403
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $396,687 · Management $70,810 · Fundraising $47,205$514,702
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,800 · Management $1,920 · Fundraising $1,280$28,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $90,517 · Management $8,261 · Fundraising $5,508$104,286
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,567 · Management $10,242 · Fundraising $6,828$60,637
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,373$10,373
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,130$6,130
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,673 · Management $43,981 · Fundraising $44,456$162,110
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,095 · Management $14,469 · Fundraising $8,202$50,766
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,516 · Management $10,137 · Fundraising $2,004$19,657
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,847 · Management $19,482 · Fundraising $5,852$57,181
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,978$18,978
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $113,355$113,355
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $42,722$42,722
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,560 · Management $9,166 · Fundraising $199$19,925
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,978 · Management $3,296 · Fundraising $1,010$17,284
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,013,814 · Management $338,108 · Fundraising $180,624$1,532,546
Part X · Balance sheet $2,622,442 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $189,471$330,478
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $263,459$266,894
X-4 Accounts receivable$207
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,288,664$1,245,943
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $829,961$778,920
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,571,555$2,622,442
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,132
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,473$36,949
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,473$38,081
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,569,082$2,584,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,569,082$2,584,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,571,555$2,622,442
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,584,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,547,825
XI-2 Total expenses$1,532,546
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,569,082
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,584,361

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